General
We're bound by the Privacy Act 1988 when it comes to collecting, handling and disclosing your personal information.
We can only disclose your personal information to another person, body or agency in limited situations, such as when:
- you give us permission
- you're aware the information is usually passed onto such persons, bodies or agencies
- disclosing the information is needed to prevent or lessen a serious threat to someone's life or health
- disclosing the information is authorised by law
- disclosing the information is needed to enforce a criminal law, a law that imposes a monetary penalty or a law that protects public revenue.
Our personal information policy
Under the Fair Work Act 2009, we can disclose personal information when we believe that disclosure is necessary or appropriate, or is likely to assist in the administration or enforcement of Commonwealth, state or territory laws.
For example, when investigating a workplace complaint, we may give the personal information of one party to the other party. This is done to make sure the investigation remains fair.
We have policies in place that protect certain personal information. For example, we have a policy that ensures, where we disclose certain information, we don't reveal certain other types of information, such as the names and contact details of others.
This is all about balancing fairness and protecting people's personal details.